History Revision Flashcards
What is an asylum seeker
Only used in developed countries (such as the UK) and this term is used for a refugee who is seeking permission to settle in a new country.
What is a displaced person
Often incorrectly referred to as a refugee and this is someone who has had to leave their homeland because of famine, war or disaster.
Whats an immigrant
Someone who moves to or settles in another country or region.
What is a refugee
Someone who has fled from their homeland and is unable to return to there due to a real fear of persecution on the grounds of race, religion, nationality or political opinion.
When was the suffragists formed
They were formed in 1897
Who led the suffragist group
Millicent Fawcett
When was the suffragettes group formed
The group was formed in 1903
Who led the suffragettes
Emmeline Pankhurst
How did the suffragists campaign and act
They campaigned peacefully and this helped build up supporters in parliament.
How did the suffragettes act and campaign
The suffragettes campaigned and acted violently and aggressively and this was because they did violent marches, go on hunger strike, handcuff there selves to fences, heckled politicians…
Also some were suicidal like Emily Davison who ran out in front of the king’s horse during the Derby of 1913 and was killed.
What was the East London Federation of Suffragettes
It was formed in 1914 by Sylvia Pankhurst (Emmeline’s daughter) - was made up of working-class women. This group concentrated on social reform, and rejected the violence of the WSPU.
What was the windrush generation
The windrush generation were immigrants who arrived in Britain from between 1948 and 1971 from the Caribbean countries.
How did the windrush happen
In 1948, Britain was just starting to recover from World War II. Thousands of buildings had been bombed, loads of houses were destroyed and it all needed to be rebuilt. In the Caribbean, lots of young men and women had served in the British armed forces because at the time, many Caribbean countries were still under British rule and not yet independent. After the war, some of these people answered an advert to come to Britain where there were lots of different jobs to do. Other people just wanted to see Britain, which they had heard so much about.
How did the windrush generation get to Britain
They got on a ship - the Empire Windrush - which left the Caribbean to travel thousands of miles across the Atlantic. This was the first time so many Caribbean people had come to live in Britain. Many more arrived in the following years. It was 22 June 1948 when the Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks in Essex.
What did they experience when they arrived
When the passengers landed they didn’t always get the friendly welcome they had hoped for. Many of them experienced racism and discrimination and often found it hard to get proper home to live in and to make friends with British people. It wasn’t always easy for the new arrivals to get jobs. Some companies said they didn’t want black people to work for them. Later many of their children were bullied at school because of the colour of their skins. Some of them suffered racial attacks and in later years there were riots in cities across Britain.
